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wow just got back. What an amazing show, my first. Perfect night, the band tight as could be, Clemens nephew wailing on the sax, Bruces voice still sharp absolutely rockin it loving it saying it was a perfect night for them just absolutely so enjoying himself, good combo of old and new tunes. It was Almost a transformative/spirtual vibe. I finally "get it" why everyone raves about his shows. Hard to adequately describe what I just saw and experienced. Love fest both ways.
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Still looking at buying tickets for a MetLife show. Hope I can afford it.
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A perfect show. Great tribute to the Big Man. 3 hours 40 minutes felt like 3 minutes. Amazing how effortless the Boss makes it look. Jersey's greatest export.
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See you there
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Around 19K, from what I heard. Looking forward to seeing him at Nats Stadium with the Baysides and VAOrange on the 14th.
Pretty cool the CCs nephew was on the sax. What a great tribute.
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I had always liked Bruce but had never got to a show until '08 at Giants Stadium. As Cuseregular said, it was transformative. I got what the big deal was.
I might as well set up shop at Met Life the next couple of weeks. Obviously be there 9/8 and then Bruce on 9/19 and 9/21 at Met Life.
Can't freakin' wait.
I might as well set up shop at Met Life the next couple of weeks. Obviously be there 9/8 and then Bruce on 9/19 and 9/21 at Met Life.
Can't freakin' wait.
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Make sure you tailgate... at a different level in Jersey.....
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That was tremendous. Bruce and the whole band were on top of their game.
Fantastic show, insanse setlist, and a ton of energy. Only comlaint I have (and it's not on Bruce) is the ridiculous traffic issues to get out for the parking lots, poorly done.
OrangePA - jealous, would love to make a Philly show. Dan - buy the tickets, it will be worth every penny, even if you can't eat for a week. I'm tempted to get tickets for all three NYC shows but my wife would kill me.
Also, great news for Upstaters - looks like he will be adding a date in Rochester on 10/30!
Fantastic show, insanse setlist, and a ton of energy. Only comlaint I have (and it's not on Bruce) is the ridiculous traffic issues to get out for the parking lots, poorly done.
OrangePA - jealous, would love to make a Philly show. Dan - buy the tickets, it will be worth every penny, even if you can't eat for a week. I'm tempted to get tickets for all three NYC shows but my wife would kill me.
Also, great news for Upstaters - looks like he will be adding a date in Rochester on 10/30!
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Review from Backstreets.com:
AUGUST 29: A FUNKY UPSTATE NEW YORK DIRT TRACKIf the spectacular Fenway 2 was a memorable first date with the person of one's dreams, Vernon Downs was at least as impressive a second date that made it clear that Bruce is a keeper.
"What a beautiful night — Jesus!" Bruce said as he stepped to the front of the stage on this cool, clear evening, just after the sun sank below the horizon behind the stage; a nearly full moon rose in the east behind the audience that stretched back across most of the infield of this racetrack in central New York State. "And we're off to the races!" Curt Ramm, trumpeting "The Call to the Post" (followed by a musical approximation of a whinnying horse), kicked things off for a wild night with two tour premieres.
Springsteen and the band were strong out of the gate with a solid "Out in the Street," during which he was out in the crowd, shaking hands and connecting with the audience, apparently eyeing the many signs that have reappeared on this secondU.S.leg. The next four songs were requests that came from some of those signs. First up was a killer, smoking version of "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" that had even the many first-timers in the audience who didn't recognize this early song whipped into a frenzy by its thunderous conclusion. The audience made a weak showing of the sing-along verse of "Hungry Heart," but it still made for a strong, energetic opening three.
But there was more: for those exhausted after that beginning there was no relief, because Bruce kicked it up a notch. "I don’t think we've played this yet — in honor of the racetrack," Bruce said, then slammed into the first of two tour premieres, the "Glory Days" B-side "Stand on It." A scorching "I'm a Rocker" followed, a River rarity played only once on this tour. And that's all before the first group of Wrecking Ball songs. After "Death to My Hometown," instead of moving right into "My City of Ruins" and the band intros as usual, he slipped in a beautiful "Darkness on the Edge of Town," a powerful interlude that worked very well after "Death."
Gathering a dozen or so signs from the audience, Bruce answered the question on one of them — "Can Frankie Come Out to Play?" — with a gorgeous, reworked intro to "Frankie," and a story about waiting for fireflies as a kid in the field across from his house. "Thousands of fireflies," he said, as the glows of thousands of cell phones lit up just like them on the big screen.
The big band, boogie-woogie version of "Open All Night" had the crowd jumping and swinging from the beginning, before Bruce brought the tempo down again with the three-quarter time waltz of "Jack of All Trades." That was followed by the show's second tour premiere, "Human Touch," with the absent Patti Scialfa's vocals covered by a strong female chorus. Down the midstretch, the audience was treated to, among other things, "Prove It All Night" with the blistering, '78-esque dueling guitar and piano intro, and a crowd favorite, "Backstreets," with the Dream Baby/Dry Your Eyes interlude reminiscent of (if not quite) "Sad Eyes."
If the crowd of many first-timers expected only a song or two for the encore, they must have been astonished that the homestretch consisted of seven songs, including a surprise appearance by "Rosalita," finishng strong with "Quarter to Three" (yet another Fenway 2 resonance) and "Twist and Shout."
AUGUST 29: A FUNKY UPSTATE NEW YORK DIRT TRACKIf the spectacular Fenway 2 was a memorable first date with the person of one's dreams, Vernon Downs was at least as impressive a second date that made it clear that Bruce is a keeper.
"What a beautiful night — Jesus!" Bruce said as he stepped to the front of the stage on this cool, clear evening, just after the sun sank below the horizon behind the stage; a nearly full moon rose in the east behind the audience that stretched back across most of the infield of this racetrack in central New York State. "And we're off to the races!" Curt Ramm, trumpeting "The Call to the Post" (followed by a musical approximation of a whinnying horse), kicked things off for a wild night with two tour premieres.
Springsteen and the band were strong out of the gate with a solid "Out in the Street," during which he was out in the crowd, shaking hands and connecting with the audience, apparently eyeing the many signs that have reappeared on this secondU.S.leg. The next four songs were requests that came from some of those signs. First up was a killer, smoking version of "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" that had even the many first-timers in the audience who didn't recognize this early song whipped into a frenzy by its thunderous conclusion. The audience made a weak showing of the sing-along verse of "Hungry Heart," but it still made for a strong, energetic opening three.
But there was more: for those exhausted after that beginning there was no relief, because Bruce kicked it up a notch. "I don’t think we've played this yet — in honor of the racetrack," Bruce said, then slammed into the first of two tour premieres, the "Glory Days" B-side "Stand on It." A scorching "I'm a Rocker" followed, a River rarity played only once on this tour. And that's all before the first group of Wrecking Ball songs. After "Death to My Hometown," instead of moving right into "My City of Ruins" and the band intros as usual, he slipped in a beautiful "Darkness on the Edge of Town," a powerful interlude that worked very well after "Death."
Gathering a dozen or so signs from the audience, Bruce answered the question on one of them — "Can Frankie Come Out to Play?" — with a gorgeous, reworked intro to "Frankie," and a story about waiting for fireflies as a kid in the field across from his house. "Thousands of fireflies," he said, as the glows of thousands of cell phones lit up just like them on the big screen.
The big band, boogie-woogie version of "Open All Night" had the crowd jumping and swinging from the beginning, before Bruce brought the tempo down again with the three-quarter time waltz of "Jack of All Trades." That was followed by the show's second tour premiere, "Human Touch," with the absent Patti Scialfa's vocals covered by a strong female chorus. Down the midstretch, the audience was treated to, among other things, "Prove It All Night" with the blistering, '78-esque dueling guitar and piano intro, and a crowd favorite, "Backstreets," with the Dream Baby/Dry Your Eyes interlude reminiscent of (if not quite) "Sad Eyes."
If the crowd of many first-timers expected only a song or two for the encore, they must have been astonished that the homestretch consisted of seven songs, including a surprise appearance by "Rosalita," finishng strong with "Quarter to Three" (yet another Fenway 2 resonance) and "Twist and Shout."
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It was a fantastic show from beginning to end. There is no one better.
BS may be the new "Hardest Working Man in Show Business." Over 3.5 hours of non-stop energy and musical excellence. The E Street Band can still crank it out. Not bad for a bunch of old guys.
As far as the crowd goes, a nice mix of ages, young and old. Of course, the danger with some of the older crowd is that their short-term memory is so bad, they forget why they are there. We waited in line to get in for a good hour and a half, and I thought we were waiting for Bingo.
BS may be the new "Hardest Working Man in Show Business." Over 3.5 hours of non-stop energy and musical excellence. The E Street Band can still crank it out. Not bad for a bunch of old guys.
As far as the crowd goes, a nice mix of ages, young and old. Of course, the danger with some of the older crowd is that their short-term memory is so bad, they forget why they are there. We waited in line to get in for a good hour and a half, and I thought we were waiting for Bingo.
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Meh.
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It didn't ruin my night by any stretch as even when we got home I couldn't get to sleep until after 3 - but it took some close to two hours to get out of the parking lot. So if people are complaining I can't blame them.
It was a mess - we were sitting still for close to 45 minutes before any moveement or opening and I just cut across the lines and went East away from the Downs and circled back to the Thruway. The person behind me didn't and got stuck in line - we were just getting off the Thurway in Liverpool when they let us know they just got out of the parking lot and onto the street.
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And finally four things I learned:
1. A surprising number of people in my age group apparently still have solid street connections for the old' Panama Red.
2. The wonderful thing about the Boss is that I get him, my sons (26 & 21) get him, and we can share together.
3. The Boss is seven years older than me, but I guess it's not the year but the mileage.
4. My kids think he's cool, me not so much (& they're unfortunately right).
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1. A surprising number of people in my age group apparently still have solid street connections for the old' Panama Red.
2. The wonderful thing about the Boss is that I get him, my sons (26 & 21) get him, and we can share together.
3. The Boss is seven years older than me, but I guess it's not the year but the mileage.
4. My kids think he's cool, me not so much (& they're unfortunately right).
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And now you know
